Question

A cone has a radius of 12 centimeters and a height of 18 centimeters. What is the volume of the cone in cubic centimeters?

answers:

2,592 pi cm ^3

144pi cm^3

864 pi cm^3

1,296 pi cm^ 3

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The volume \( V \) of a cone can be calculated using the formula:

\[
V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h
\]

where \( r \) is the radius and \( h \) is the height.

For the cone with a radius of \( 12 \) cm and a height of \( 18 \) cm, we can substitute these values into the formula:

\[
V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (12)^2 (18)
\]

First, calculate \( (12)^2 \):

\[
(12)^2 = 144
\]

Next, substitute \( 144 \) back into the volume formula:

\[
V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (144) (18)
\]

Now, multiply \( 144 \) by \( 18 \):

\[
144 \times 18 = 2592
\]

So the volume becomes:

\[
V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (2592)
\]

Now divide \( 2592 \) by \( 3 \):

\[
\frac{2592}{3} = 864
\]

Thus, the volume of the cone is:

\[
V = 864 \pi \text{ cm}^3
\]

Therefore, the answer is:

**864 pi cm^3**